From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Editor's Note: This is the next in a series of articles about the member agencies of the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley.

PARKERSBURG - The United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley has helped Essentially Yours grow and evolve over the past four years, allowing the nonprofit organization to help hundreds of area residents receive basic necessities to begin new lives.
Chris Penn, executive director of Essentially Yours, said the group was formed in 2010 to help homeless people as they transition into traditional housing.